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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Savory Spinach and Rice Cakes

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Over the years I've collected several recipes for rice cakes. I've even created a few of my own. I generally serve them as a side dish when plain grilled chicken or meat is on the menu, though I've been known to make them as entree for myself when I'm alone for dinner. They are easy to prepare, and these simple frittata-like squares are a great way to use leftover rice that might otherwise be trashed and wasted. I especially like this recipe because it's a good way to get spinach into folks, large or small, whose lips lock when they see spinach on the table. This recipe is unique because the rice cakes actually cook in a microwave oven. It takes about 20 minutes to assemble these and you can have them on the table in 30 minutes. The recipe can be doubled, and if, for any reason, you are uneasy about cooking in a microwave, the squares can be baked in a conventional oven. One caution! Cook these just until they are firm. They dry out quickly when overcooked and you'll be unhappy with them if that happens. The rice squares are not gourmet fare but they help make a lovely family meal special. Here's the recipe.

With just the two of us we often have left over rice, when I was young I cooked white rice and I'd put milk and cinnamon and sugar on it and eat it for breakfast the next morning. Now I use brown and wild rice which isn't inexpensive and I think it woulnd't be good for breakfast, this recipe is right up my alley to use up my left over rice, thanks so much, this rice cake looks so delicious.

Gourmet fare is in the eye of the beholder and this is up there. Everything old is new again, Mary. I just love baked rice of any kind, Arroz con Pollo and baked paella both being my favs. This recipe sounds delicious. I can't wait to see what you post tomorrow.

Yum, and I imagine they would also be good cold at a picnic too? I will be trying this one out with all the spinach that is going nuts in my veggie garden right now. (Somebody forgot to tell it that it's winter!)

I've never had a rice cake but love all of the ingredients included so it sounds wonderful! It does sound like a great idea for a side dish with chicken and I love that you can prepare it for a week night meal. We often have leftover rice so this is right up my alley! Thanks for sharing!

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